Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 17:34:15 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: finding user of su Message-ID: <15217.48743.5521.681759@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <66038193@toto.iv>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> types: > Is there a tool (or how would I write one) that can tell me the original > user after an su? Basically, if I su to root, how can I tell who I su'd > from? There are a number of ways, but none are 100% reliable. You can check the USER environment variable, which the su command normaly doesn't change. You can suspend or exit the shell, and see what user you wind up as. There are probably other ways as well. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?15217.48743.5521.681759>